The RADIO ANTENNA HANDBOOKTHE RADIO ANTENNA HANDBOOK BY THE ENGINEERING STAFF OF “RADIO” Under the direction of J. N. A. HAWKINS Edited by W. W. SMITH Published and Copyrighted, 1936, by RADIO, Ltd., (Publishers of Radio Magazine), 7460 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.PREFACE The aim of The “Radio” Antenna Handbook is to present a compre- hensive and practical outline of the whole antenna problem for the am- ateur and others using the high frequencies. It is not generally realized among amateurs that a given amount of time and money spent on increasing antenna efficiency will do more to increase the strength of the distant received signal than increasing the power output of the transmitter several times. Antenna data has been very incompletely presented in most common texts, and as the need exists for a more complete presentation of the subject, it is hoped that this work will prove a step in the right direction. The matter presented is essentially practical rather than theoretical, although each function of the antenna and its associated feeder equip- ment is discussed in some detail. Some of the data on directive arrays and some of that on harmonic antenna lengths, so far as is known, is available nowhere else at the present time, Feeding pow to the antenna is covered in some detail, as this subject is of the utmost importance. A number of special wrinkles are offered which have proved valuable as time and money savers. We wish to acknowledge the assistance of a great number of amateurs and engineers and particularly of Messrs. F. E. Terman, Lester Reukema, James Sharp, A. A. Collins, and R. S. Kruse in the prepara- tion of this material. We wish also to thank Al] Wave Radio and the R.C.A. Manufacturing Co. for the use of certain illustrations used in this book. The Editors of Ravto.